Corner clip



Feb. 10. 1925;

WITNESSES" M. A. WACHS CORNER CLIP Filed y 6. 1924 INVENTOR MB.- Wac'Ha.

AITORNEYS Patented Feb. 10, 1925.

UNITED STATES MURRAY A. WACI-IS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CORNER CLIP.

Application filed May 6, 1924.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MURRAY A. VAGHS, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the countyand State of New York, have invent-ed a new and Improved Corner Clip, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in corner clips employed toreinforce corners of pocket-books, wallets and the like and to enh ancethe ornamental appearance thereof, and has for one of its objects toprovide a corner clip which is so constructed as to facilitate itsattachment to a pocket-book or like article and be prevented, duringsuch attachment, from becoming wrinkled or otherwise distorted.

The above and other objects will appear more clearly from the followingdetailed description, when taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing, which illustrates preferred embodiments of the inventive idea.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a bottom plan view of one form of the clip asapplied to the corner of a pocket-book or like article;

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof;

Figure 3 is an edge elevation showing the material to which the clip isto be attached in section; V

Figure 4 is a section on the line H of Figure 1;

Figure 5 is a. section on the line 5-5 of Figure 2;

Figures 6 to 10 are views similar to Figures 1 to 5, respectively,showing a slightly different form of the invention, Figures 9 and 10being taken on the section lines 9-9 and 101O of Figures 6 and 7; and

Figures 11 to 15 are views similar to Figures 1 to 5, respectively,illustrating another slightly different form of the invention, Fig ures14 and 15 being taken on the lines 14r1'-1: and 15-15 of Figures 11 and12.

Corner clips as now manufactured are bent into channel formation and oneof the flanges thereof is arranged at an angle to the other flangethroughout its entire area and provided with various forms ofprojections which, when the clip is attached to a piece of material,such as the corner of a pocket-book or the like, are embedded in saidmaterial of the pocket-book to secure the clip in place. The flangewhich is inclined and which carries the projections is spacedsufficiently from Serial No. 711,404.

the other flange of the clip to permit of the clip being readily mountedupon the corner before the first-named flange is bent down toward theother flange and into engagement with the pocket-book. It has been foundin practice that when the entire, flange is inclined as:describedconsiderable difficulty is experienced in bending said flangedownwardly into substantially parallel relation to the other flange andin engagement with the pocket-book without wrinkling the flange beingbent. This flange is usually bent down by means of a punch which engagesthe flange and} the pressure upon the latter is such that the materialof the flange very often becomes wrinkled adjacent the corner of theclip.

The present invention is designed to over come this difliculty and tothis end the corner clip, which may be formed of any suitable lightmetal, consists of portions 16 angularly disposed relative to each otherand bent transversely into channel formation to provide bottom and topflanges 17 and 18 between which a corner 19 of a pocket-book or otherlike article is capable of being inserted preparatory to the attachmentof the clip thereto. Preferably the flange which is uppermost When beingattached to the corner is provided adjacent its extremities with projeotions designed to be embedded in the material of the corner to whichthe clip is being attached. As shown in Figures 1 to 5 the flanges 18are struck inwardly adjacent their ends to provide the projections 20.In Figures 6 to 10 these projections take the form of prongs 21, whilein Figures 11 to 15 the proj ections are shown as consisting ofelongated flanges 22 extended for av major port-ion of the length of theflanges 18.

As shown in the drawing the end portions 23 of each of the flanges 18 isbent outwardly in inclined relation with respect to the flanges 17 andto the remaining portions of the flanges 18. The degree of bend of theend portions 23 is such that the distance between the free extremitiesof the projections 20, 21 and 22 and the flanges 17 is at least equal tothe thickness of the piece of material 19 so that said projections willnot interfere with the insertion of the element 19 into the channelformed by the flanges 17 and 18 previous to the clip being attached tothe material. After the clip has been properly positioned the endportions 23 may be readily bent downwardly into substantially parallelrelation with the remaining portions of the flanges 18 and with theflanges 17 so as to embed the projections in the material 19 and thussecure the clip in place. It will be apparent that by reason of the factthat only the end portions of the flanges 18 are bent outwardly theoperation of securing the clip in place by simply bending the endportions will avoid the possibility of any parts of the flanges 18becoming wrinkled or otherwise distorted since the only pressurerequired will be di rectly upon said end portions 23.

hat is claimed is:

1. As a new article of manufacture, a corner clip for pocket-books andthe like bent into channel formation to provide flanges for receiving anedge of a pocket book therebetween, one of said flanges hav ing aprojection adjacent one end extending toward the other flange, and "thefirst-named flange being bent away from the secondnamed flange untiladjacent said projection so as to space the free extremity of saidprojec'tion a distance from the second-named flange at least equal tothe thickness of said edge of the pocket-book.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a corner clip for pocket-books andthe like bent into channel formation to provide side flanges theportions of which between their extremities are arranged in parallelrelation and capable of receiving an edge of a pocket-book therebetween,and the ex treinities of one of said flanges being bent at an angle tothe remaining portion thereof and away from the other flange, and saidbent extremities having projections extending toward said other flangeand between which projections and the latter flange said edge is alsocapable of being inserted.

3.21s a new article of manufacture a corner clip for pocket-books andthe like including angularly arranged portions bent into channelformation to provide opposed flanges for receiving the corner of apocketbook therebetween, and the extremities only of one of said flangesbeing bent outwardly away from the other flange and in inclined re ationto the remaining portion of the firstnamed flange.

4:. As a new article of manufacture, a corner clip for pocket-books andthe like including angularly arranged portions bent into channelformation to provide opposed flanges for receiving the corner of apocketbook therebetween, and the extremities only of one said flangesbeing bent outwardly away from th other flange and in inclined relationto the remaining portion of the lirst-na1ned flange, and said bentextremities having projections the free ends of which are spacedsuthciently from said other flange to permit of the insertion of saidcorner between the latter flange and said projections.

MURRAY A QVAGHS.

